tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623860601773162733.post1750176912152617361..comments2024-03-23T11:53:39.460-04:00Comments on Vickie's Kitchen and Garden: My Frugal Ways this Past Week 11/17/19! Vickie @Vickie's Kitchen and Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03402367232977896594noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623860601773162733.post-15540768163127715782019-11-17T17:58:29.672-05:002019-11-17T17:58:29.672-05:00What a deal on roast Terri! I would have filled m...What a deal on roast Terri! I would have filled my freezer too. We saw it for 5.49 a pound and decided it wasn't for us to buy. I've been really wanting a roast too, so hopefully there will be a sale like that soon.Vickie @Vickie's Kitchen and Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402367232977896594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623860601773162733.post-857149138476380232019-11-17T16:39:37.560-05:002019-11-17T16:39:37.560-05:00I got lucky and found Angus Bottom Round roast on ...I got lucky and found Angus Bottom Round roast on sale for just over $2.00/lb, limit 2. I made my daughter grab 2 and get in line behind me. We went back the next day and grabbed our limit again. When I was debating about going back, my kid asked me how many roasts I thought I needed. I told her, at that price, as many as I can afford. We have a chest freezer and room, so gotta take advantage of deals. Lol. I took pity on her and didn't go back but we did end up with 8 in the freezer, so not a bad haul. Lol Each one makes 2-3 meals, depending on the size. :-)Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07167838982509411009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623860601773162733.post-63607405655055134752019-11-17T15:57:13.398-05:002019-11-17T15:57:13.398-05:00Great way to get things done Lana, one thing at a ...Great way to get things done Lana, one thing at a time. It will be perfect when you are finished. Your grandson sounds so cute!<br />Kate Singh has some good books and I'm glad you found some hints!Vickie @Vickie's Kitchen and Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402367232977896594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623860601773162733.post-39023555830564060682019-11-17T15:52:06.908-05:002019-11-17T15:52:06.908-05:00Sometimes things just have to be done. I love how...Sometimes things just have to be done. I love how you are looking for more frugal options through it all. It sounds like they will be so nice Jenny. A big project but So worth it!Vickie @Vickie's Kitchen and Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402367232977896594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623860601773162733.post-18268435929699190532019-11-17T14:23:42.691-05:002019-11-17T14:23:42.691-05:00Brrrrr.....too cold too early! If I did not have ...Brrrrr.....too cold too early! If I did not have memories of last years heating bills I would turn the heat up to about 74! We got a cute video of our 2 year old grandson walking in the first snow and saying he is walking on ice and it's cool! <br /><br />I have a master list to get it all done for Thanksgiving and we are working through it day by day. It really takes the stress off just to not have to wonder what I should be doing but forgetting. We got the butter deal too and I am hoping the price holds for next week like it usually does. Hubby had told me we had a small turkey in the freezer a couple of weeks ago and last week he came in and told me we also have a turkey breast. So we decided to just use those up and not buy more. With just the two of us we would not cook another turkey but we will be glad to have the freezer space freed up. I have my grocery list made for Thanksgiving and I am picking up items as I see them on sale. I put a few meals in the freezer this week for the coming weeks when we are too tired to cook. <br /><br />I downloaded the Old Fashioned Housewife book that you posted on Friday and have found a few great tips and we are going to make some schedule changes around here and see if we feel less stressed with getting everything done every week. Thanks for that.<br /><br />Have a great week!Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380649410508372279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623860601773162733.post-72045731266669548382019-11-17T09:41:23.920-05:002019-11-17T09:41:23.920-05:00I am hoping for some snow this winter. We don'...I am hoping for some snow this winter. We don't get it every winter but we're pretty cold here already so maybe this is the year!<br /><br />I've been trying to keep a list of my frugal things to keep me motivated but didn't get that done this week. I was sick early on & didn't keep up with much of what I usually do. <br /><br />So I guess I'll share some savings in our remodel plans. We're remodeling two bathrooms this winter....not very frugal I know. But we made some decisions this week & chose the more frugal options.<br /><br />-Bathtub..we wanted to get a deeper tub for soaking. We are getting one that's about 5 inches deeper but we chose it because it fits into the framing already in place...which will save quite a bit installing it. <br /><br />Tile - I'd chosen tile for the master bathroom shower & we were trying to decide if we wanted to tile the main bathtub. We found a much cheaper tile I love & discovered we could tile both bathrooms with the cheaper tile for less than just the shower using the first choice. Naturally I chose the cheaper tile!<br /><br />So not big frugal things but my bathrooms have had some major water leaks with floor damage that we need to take care of. We're keeping our toilets, sinks & cabinets as well to save more money. Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305409125105992525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623860601773162733.post-6087238464714068642019-11-17T09:21:41.124-05:002019-11-17T09:21:41.124-05:00Hi Lorna, I love that you came to the aid of your ...Hi Lorna, I love that you came to the aid of your neighbor and your neighbor was able to help you as well. Terrible sometimes how people do business. <br />Sorry to hear about your grey water pump. Glad you had the money to get a new one.<br />You guys sound like my husband with chainsaws and power equipment. He says it's always good to have a back up. I'm glad you could get yours for a great price.<br /><br />Have a great day! <br />Vickie @Vickie's Kitchen and Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402367232977896594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623860601773162733.post-75273288684933044032019-11-17T08:12:29.656-05:002019-11-17T08:12:29.656-05:00Hi Vickie and your cat looks totally confused the ...Hi Vickie and your cat looks totally confused the poor thing. Always a bit of a scramble to get organised when the weather suddenly changes and glad you were able to get some discount vouchers at Aldi :).<br /><br />Our savings added up to $358.80 last week :) in a week where many things have broken down and or needed spare parts.<br /><br />Helping others and blessings -<br />- An elder lady we know in the neighbourhood had part paid someone to cut down and clean up some trees for her and he did some of the job and left tree remnants strewn everywhere. We offered to finish the job for her in exchange for the ironbark firewood and ended up with 1.5 cubic metres so far saving us $180 over buying it. Good for her pensioner budget and us :).<br /><br />In the home & kitchen -<br />- Cooked all meals and bread from scratch.<br /><br />Finances and listings -<br />- Listed 10 items on a free listing promotion on eBay saving $16.50 on usual listing fees.<br />- Banked more money into our 3 monthly living expenses emergency kitty bringing us up to 54.80 % of the way there.<br /><br />Home maintenance -<br />- Our grey water pump gave up the ghost and I asked the plumber if we paid cash would he be able to do a better price so he gave us a $40 discount :). So great to have a home cash emergency kitty for things just like this.<br /><br />Purchases -<br />- Through the plumber we were able to source some more rainwater down pipe from a local who had some spare as we need to run some rain water from the gutters of the back patio to the lawns and put in bubblers for the lawns saving us $10.30 over buying it in the shops.<br />- Using and coupling a 10% off discount supermarket online code, weekly specials and another 5% off using our RACQ wish e-gift card discount we saved $31.94 on our fortnightly grocery shop.<br />- I ordered an RACQ e-gift card for fuel saving us another $10.93 or 5%.<br />- By combining another 10% off online shopping code with BigW, combining specials and another 5% off RACQ e-gift card we were able to buy 2 x dvd's DH wanted, 3 pizza trays we needed & a set of 4 plastic cups for traveling in the cars saving $12.45 on usual costs.<br />- I managed to source 2 x chainsaw recoil starters on eBay for one chainsaw so we now have two spares saving us $57.10 over buying them elsewhere. This was prompted by our larger chainsaw starter breaking down so I bought two of these too and now we have one to install and one spare as well as these go regularly.<br /><br />Have a fantastic week ahead everyone :).<br /><br />Sewingcreations15 (Lorna).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com